Fancy tile fixing means



June 8, 1937;

J. BURGEL FANCY TILE FIXING MEANS Filed June 10, 1936 n w. H e VPatented June 8, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application June 10,1936, Serial No. 84,508 In France March 31, 1936 1 Claim.

The object of this invention is a new device for fancy tiles or othermaterials for covering walls and other uses.

The fancy tiles used at present generally have on the back a series ofprojections and holes in order to give greater fixing propensities. Thismethod is not dependable and it often happens that these tiles fixed inthe cement become loose which necessitates some difiicult and costly re-10 pairs.

According to this invention these inconveniences are overcome by thefact that the tiles are equipped on the back or on the side with amovable anchorage device which can easily be 15 fitted when the tilesare laid. This means of anchorage preferably takes the form of bentsteel strips inserted, both ends first into suitably formed notches onthe back or sides of the tiles. For fixing these strips in position, apair of pincers, specially made for the purpose, bends the stripsbetween the jaws into the shape required.

The accompanying drawing shows in perspective the operation of placingthe anchoring strips and a section of several tiles fitted with thesemetallic stays and fixed in a brick wall.

As can be seen in the figure two notches l are cut obliquely in the twoopposite directions in the back of tile 2 and a steel strip 3 isinserted to grip by its two extremities after being bent by 30 means ofspecial pincers. The pincers havea single jaw 4 and a jaw in the shapeof a fork 5. The single jaw 4 moves between the shanks of the jaw 5 andso bends an ordinary steel strip into the shape required for fitting thetwo extremities of the strip into the oblique notches I. The opening ofthe pincers is effected by releasing the strip 3 and the fixing of thetwoextremities in the notches l.

The tiles thus fitted are laid in the ordinary 5 way on a layer ofcement and when the cement is set the tiles are absolutely secured asthe strips 3 are completely incased in the hard cement,

, which has also run, when liquid into the other holes other than thoseoccupied by the strips of the notches I and has filled them completely.

As soon as the tiles are placed in the cement the strips bind themselvesthus ensuring immediate stability.

This idea can be extended to using more than one strip and to a tile ofrelatively larger size. Also this method of anchorage could be appliedin various shapes of strips other than a fiexible strip, for example, inthe shape of arched wires of other designs. As the case may be, althoughit is not an advantage, the strips could be already fixed permanently inthe tiles at the time of manufacture.

I claim:

In a device for fixing fancy tiles or other such objects on walls,floors and like surfaces, said fancy tiles having at least two notchescut obliquely in two opposite directions into the tile face adjacent tothe supporting surface and removable and resilient metal strips having alength greater than the distance between the two tile notches and forcedin bent condition by both their ends into said notches.

JOSEPH BURGEL.

